Bed-pan.



J. M. CRATER.

BED PAN.

APPLIQATIbN FILED 0012s, 1908.

926; 1 O3 Patented, June 29, 1909.

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ATTORNEYS UNITED sra'rns PATENT earnest.

JANE M. CHATTER, OF NEW GERMANTOWN, NEW JERSEY.

BED-PAN.

Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed October 28, 1908.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Serial No. 459,160.

To all 7131mm 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JANE M. Curran, a

citizen of the United States, and residing at New Germantown, in the county of lienterdon and State of New Jersey, have mvented certain new and useful Improve ments in BedT-ans, of which the following the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which l iguro l is a central vertical longitudinal section of my improved bed pan on the line fL-.L of Fig. 2, and ;Fig. 2 a plan view of said pan.

In the accompanying drawing I have shown at a? a pan of the usual form, the body portioi'i of said pan being substantially circular in form and being provided with a large central top opening a", and with a back extension a, and a front upwardly directed neck or spout a, and in the practice of my invention, I place on the pan a a sealed annular cushion I) of rubber, rubber and canvas, or any other suitable material, said cushion being so-f0rmed as to closely fit and cover the entire top portion of the pan around the central openlnfi a therein. The cushion b is provided wit a strap b adapted to be passed around the rear extension a of the pan and with a strap 6 adapted to be passed around the neck portion a of the pan so as to hold saidcushion in place. also provide a cap 0 for the neck a of the pan, said cap being also composed of ruber, rubber and can *as, or other suitable material, and this cap is provided with a lip by which it is secured to the adjacent part of the cushion b.

- Constructed as shown and described, it will be seen, that the cushion b will prevent the pan from coming in contact when in use with the patient. Fans of this class are usually made of porcelain, but are sometimes made of sheet metal, and in either event they are always cold unless previously heated,

and when placed in position for use they chill the patient. With my improvement, however the cushion b not only operates to prevent this result, but also prevents the patient from being bruised or injured by the pan when in use.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A bed pan provided at the front side thereof with a discharge neck which is di rected upwardly, said pan being also provided in the top thereof with a large central openin and an annular cushion adapted to be placed on the pan over the body thereof and provided with an openin which corresponds'with that in the top of the pan, said cushion being also provided with a ca which is flexibly connected therewith an adapted to close said neck, and means for f securing said cushion to said pan.

In testimony that I claim-the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this twentieth day of October 1908.

JANE M. ORATER.

Witnesses M. R. COOK, I'IELEN R. COOK. 

